* Alex Smith, rolling right with DeMarcus Ware in his face, finds a leaping Braylon Edwards in the right corner of the end zone with 51 seconds left.

Sept. 25: 49ERS 26, BENGALS 21

* Jim Harbaugh greets his team at its hotel dressed as a bellhop.

Oct. 2: EAGLES 23, 49ERS 21

* Booed throughout his return to Philadelphia, David Akers misses a 19-yard field goal as time expires. In the locker room, Akers explains that it was difficult to kick while wearing the NFL’s first bulletproof uniform.

* Signed to an 8 1/2-game, $45 million contract by Daniel Snyder at halftime, Brett Favre throws for 177 yards and two TDs to lead a second-half comeback.

Nov. 13: 49ERS 39, GIANTS 38

* The Niners rally from a 24-point deficit and hold on when the Giants botch the snap on a 41-yard field field-goal attempt as time expires. “It’s weird,” long snapper Brian Jennings says. “This felt exactly like a playoff win.”

Nov. 20: 49ERS 17, CARDINALS 16

* Due to the ever-escalating 140-character-or-less feud between Darnell Dockett and Vernon Davis, the game is dubbed the “LOL Bowl co-presented by Twitter and Gatorade.”

Nov. 24: RAVENS 9, 49ERS 7

* According to a Gallup poll, 91 percent of Americans know the names of Jim and John Harbaugh’s sister, mom and childhood dog prior to kickoff.

Dec. 4: RAMS 24, 49ERS 20

* Harbaugh is asked about Frank Gore becoming the 49ers’ all-time leading rusher, “All-obstacles-can-and-must-be-overcome-it’s-a-process-Delanie-and-NaVorro-are-working-through-something …” he begins as a member of the PR staff frantically searches for the button in his back.

Dec. 11: 49ERS 30, CARDINALS 23

* Kendall Hunter fields the opening kickoff and takes a knee deep in the end zone. The game is momentarily stopped to recognize the 20,0000th touchback of the NFL season.

Dec. 19: 49ERS 22, STEELERS 20

* During a halftime ceremony honoring members of the NFL’s teams of the ’70s and ’80s, Charles Haley, after performing a swim move on Jon Kolb, blindsides Terry Bradshaw.

Dec. 24: SEAHAWKS 55, 49ERS 21

* Seattle’s Carson Palmer waves off the kicking unit after the Seahawks’ final touchdown and runs a quarterback draw in for the two-point conversion. The former USC quarterback then turns and flashes the Trojans’ two-fingered victory salute at Harbaugh, who responds with a one-finger salute.

Jan. 1: RAMS 16, 49ERS 14

* In a game that will forever be known as “Wragge’s Revenge,” the former Niners lineman falls on Steven Jackson’s fumble in the end zone as time expires and the Rams win the NFC West title.